Schools |
All five. The Hosho, Komparu, Kongoh, and Kita schools call this piece “Hashitomi” while Kanze school calls it “Hajitomi.” |
Category |
The third group noh, kazuramono |
Author |
Naitō Saemon (according to one tradition) |
Subject |
The Tale of Genji, the episode of “Yūgao (Moonflower)” |
Season |
Autumn (September) |
Scenes |
maeba |
At the house of a monk (waki) in Unrin-in Temple in Murasakino, Kyoto. At dusk, near the end of summer training called Geango. |
nochiba |
Night of the same day, at the house of Lady Yūgao in Gojō, Kyoto. |
Tsukurimono |
A house with a hinged half wall grille |
Characters |
Mae-shite (lead part for the first half of drama) |
Woman |
Nochi-shite (lead part for the second half of drama) |
Ghost of Lady Yūgao |
Waki (supporting cast) |
Monk of Unrin-in Temple |
Ai (interluding cast) |
Man living nearby the Unrin-in Temple |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Wakaonna, Fukai, Ko-omote, or Zō |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
kazura, kazura-obi, karaori (outer robe) in “kinagashi”-style, kitsuke / surihaku, and a fan. |
Nochi-shite |
kazura, kazura-obi, chōken, kitsuke / surihaku, scarlet hakama in ōkuchi-style, koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Waki |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (noshime style kimono with no pattern), koshiobi (belt), a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 25 minutes |